A trio of AAU basketball teams from Louisiana represented the state well over the weekend in the Rumble in the Bronx in New York.

Louisiana Select Team Millsap had several teams with a local flavor participating with the Junior Division team (3-2) finishing as runners-up as Silver champions. Byrd junior Pat Reynolds II and Summerfield’s LSWA Class C All-Stater John Buggs were on that team. Union Parish standout Jordan Jones was also on the squad that was led by Lafayette High’s 6-foot-2 shooting guard Jalen Dalcourt, who averaged 19.3 points per game.

Three Louisiana Select Team Millsap squads recently returned from Rumble in the Bronx.

Three Louisiana Select Team Millsap squads recently returned from Rumble in the Bronx.

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“There were 64 of the best teams from all over the country in each age bracket, so the competition was intense,” said Mike Theus, who coordinated the affair. “They knew the Boot was in the house.”

The Sophomore Division team advanced to the quarterfinals and finished 3-1 overall.
Bossier point guard Jacoby Decker, along with Bearkats Kalaas Roots and Janyron Rogers, were aided by Airline’s T.J. Robinson. Additional sophomores were Joe Wiggins (Northwood), D'Marcus Hall (Haughton), Hunter Strickland (Weston) and Tank McDonald (Red River).
The Freshman Division team was 4-1 and lost in the semifinals. They were led by Red River eighth-grader Emareyon McDonald. Also on the team were Clifton Mosley (Calvary), Christian Cardwell (Southwood), Clayton Crow (Negreet), K.J Bradley (Red River), JayShwn Miller (Homer), Nick Weaver (Arcadia) and Brayden Thompson (Airline), son of Airline assistant coach Chris Thompson. Twitter: @JimmyWatson6